Havenwoods State Forest
Legs!

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 33, 124! How many legs do creatures have? We'll catch insects and their relatives--under logs, inside trees, in the air; count the legs; and enjoy these amazing creatures!

Grades K-1
Time of Year Summer-fall (program ends in early October)
Length of Program 1 1/2 hours
Maximum Number of Students 60 - school year; 40 - summer
Preferred Adult/Student Ratio 1/12
Fees  

Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

This program addresses the following academic standards:

Environmental Education

  • B.4.6 Cite examples of how organisms adapt to their habitats

Science

  • F.4.3 Illustrate how organisms grow through life stages

See a list of all our programs correlated with the standards, in list or table (PDF, 18KB) format.

Special instructions

This is an outdoor program.Dress for the weather. Programs are held rain or shine.

Additional resources

A teaching unit with three pretrip and two post-trip activities is available upon request.

Contact

Susan Johansen
Havenwoods State Forest
6141 N. Hopkins St.
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 527-0232
(414) 527-0761 (fax)

Last Revised: Monday April 20 2009